Points on Visiting the Sick

Points on Visiting the Sick:

1. Sickness can be
1. An expiation of sins
2. A sign of Allaah’s love
3. A sign of eemaan
4. A magnification of rewards
5. An elevation of degrees in Jannah
6. An early punishment
2. Rewards for visiting the sick
1. 70, 000 angels make du'aa for you
2. You are plucking the fruits of Jannah for as long as you visit
3. Etiquettes of visiting the sick
1. Choose a suitable time
2. Keep the visit short unless there is something that is needed
3. Make du’aa for the sick (see ruqyah chart)
4. Sit close to his head
5. Avoid arguments
6. Avoid raised voices
7. Avoid looking at ‘awrah
8. Avoid looking at non mahrams
9. Do not force the sick to eat or drink

Uqbah bin Amir Al-Juhani narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

"Do not force your sick to eat, for indeed Allah provides them food and drink."

عن عقبة بن عامر الجهني رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " لا تكرهوا مرضاكم على الطعام , فإن الله يطعمهم ويسقيهم

As-Silsilah As-Saheehah 727

Further References:

Chapter in Saheeh al Bukhaaree               Click here

Chapter in Saheeh Muslim                          Click here           

Chapter in Al Adab al Mufrad                      no. 491-537

Chapter in Riyaadhus Saaliheen                 Click here

Look at the translated chapters below on the blog: www.dhikrcharts.blogspot.com:

Part 1    What is recited over a sick person (Introduction taken from the audio by Shaykh                               ‘AbdurRazzaaq ‘Abdul Muhsin al Badr)

Part 2    What is recited over a sick person (Taken from the Fiqh al Ad’iyah p214)

Part 3    What to say to a sick person (Etiquettes of visiting taken from Fiqh al Ad’iyah p224)

Part 4    Summary Chart of Ruqyah Du’aa to say over the sick

Part 5    Points on visiting the sick and further references